Le Top Chef Series: No Sugar Pineapple Coconut Sorbet

Here’s another quickie, no sugar added recipe from my good friend Sharon. I just made it today and I love, love, LOVE it!!! The best part of this delicious frozen treat is that it barely made a dent in my glucose levels. How “sweet” is that?

All you need are a few frozen fresh pineapple pieces and 1/2 cup of coconut milk. The coconut milk has only 1 gram of carbs! (Pineapples, coconuts, bananas? Hmm… I see a theme here. I think I’m having a tropical monkey baby.)

Blend all the ingredients together until slushy, and BAM… Another sugar-free treat! If the mixture isn’t slushy enough, you can put it back in the freezer for a few minutes. You can also add a bit of sugar-substitute is you prefer it to be a little sweeter.

I had this sorbet for a snack this afternoon, and it was yummy! I also had some for dessert after dinner. I was so pleasantly surprised (both times!) that my glucose levels stayed low. Now I have two fruity, no sugar snacks to choose from: this one and the banana with cocoa powder.

Yay! Another score. . .I haven’t even tried this one, but Micah substitutes coconut milk for just about every cream recipe (he’s lactose intolerant), so I figured it must be good. Coconut milk is sooo much yummier than soy milk. I’ll scour my books for some other good finds, but there’s a lot you can do with this basic frozen fruit recipe–I bet it would also be good with raspberries or peaches (though you’ll probably have to hit a natural foods store to find canned peaches with no sugar). And don’t forget to serve in the martini glass. Presentation is half the fun. . .